Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, June 8, 2006

Charles J. Apley, 39, waived his right to a preliminary examination when he appeared in Huron County District Court with his attorney Christopher Titus of Marlette.

Apley has been lodged in the Huron County Jail since his April arraignment in district court on charges that he inappropriately touched a 10-year-old Bad Axe boy.

According to Huron County Prosecutor Mark J. Gaertner, Apley was arrested by Bad Axe Police in April following an investigation concerning the allegations the 10-year-old made to his friends.

Gaertner said the alleged incident came to light after one of the friends came forward to a Trooper at the Michigan State Police Post in Bad Axe reporting the claim the boy made.

The incident is believed to have occurred inside Apley's Bad Axe apartment.

Since the incident occurred in the city, the investigation was turned over to the Bad Axe Police Department to handle the investigation. Officers questioned the victim, the boy's friends, the boy's mother  who was having a relationship with Apley at the time of the alleged incident  and Apley.

During the investigation Bad Axe Police also seized several items inside Apley's apartment, including his home computer.

In 1990, Apley was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. He served a 15-year prison sentence before being released in April 2005.

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Apley is scheduled to appear for his arraignment in Huron County Circuit Court at 1:30 p.m. June 26.